Three-Ingredient Cocktails
2429 recipes. Short recipes, nothing to measure twice, no special bottles.
Nearly every cocktail worth knowing has three ingredients or fewer. A Negroni, a Daiquiri, a Margarita, an Old Fashioned and a Gimlet are all three or less, and the four-ingredient drinks usually turn out to be one of those with something added.
Short recipes are also where technique shows. With three ingredients there is nothing to hide behind, so the ratio, the ice and the dilution are the entire difference between a good version and a bad one.
This is the right list to build a home bar from. Pick three drinks here that share a bottle and you have a bar that makes all of them.
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The ones worth knowing before the rest.
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What a second bottle opens up.
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- RumRunner's RubyRed Vodka, Ruby Grapefruit Juice, Tonic Water
- Sweet Manhattan Canadian Whisky, Sweet Vermouth, Angostura(R) Bitters
- White Jamaican Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Meyer's(R) Dark Rum, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
- Apricot Babe Apricot Brandy, Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Blue Devil Cocktail Gin, Lemon Juice, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Bourbon Old-Fashioned Aromatic Bitters, Water, Granulated Sugar
- Brandy Collins Lemon Juice, Brandy, Confectioners' Sugar
- Broadway Martini Gin, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur
- Cardicas Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, White Port
- Casa Blanca Light Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Chicago Apple Cider Canadian Mist(R) Whisky, Goldschläger(R) Cinnamon Schnapps, Apple Juice
- Chill-Out Cafe Amaretto Liqueur, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur
- Chump Dark Rum, Tia Maria(R) Coffee Liqueur, Coffee
- Citrus Kiss Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Cream
- Classic Sidecar Cognac, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Classic Walker Johnnie Walker(R) Black Label, Perrier(R), Lime Juice
- Clover Leaf Cocktail Gin, Grenadine, Lemon Juice
- Dirty Vodka Martini Vodka, Dry Vermouth, Olive Juice
- Dubonnet Royal Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Gin, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Goldilocks Dark Rum, Coconut Rum, Pineapple Juice
- Hemingway Pernod(R), Champagne
- Jonathan Confectioners' Sugar, Plymouth(R) Gin, Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur
- J. R.'s Godchild Bourbon, Amaretto Liqueur, Milk
- Kahlua Cognac Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Cognac
- Kamikaze Vodka, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Kiss in the Dark Cherry Brandy, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- London Dock Dark Rum, Red Wine, Cinnamon
- Lone Tree Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Millionaire Canadian Whisky, Triple Sec Liqueur, Grenadine
- Nutty Colada Amaretto Liqueur, Coconut Milk, Pineapples
- Perfect Lady Gin, Peach Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Pineau-cchio Pineau Des Charentes White, Cognac, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Radio City Sweet Sherry, Dry Sherry, Gin
- Royal Hawaiian Gin, Lemon Juice, Pineapple Juice
- Snowball Advocaat Liqueur, Lemonade
- Stone Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Dry Sherry, Light Rum
- The Christie Billionaires Row(R) Brandy Cuvée, Frangelico(R) Hazelnut Liqueur, Maraschino Cherry Syrup
- Tiger Paw Citrus Vodka, Lemon Juice, Granulated Sugar
- Torombolo Chocolate Milk, Licor 43(R) Liqueur
- Tropical Life Saver Midori(R) Melon Liqueur, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Pineapple Juice
- Twentieth Century Gin, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur, Lillet(R) Blanc
- Western Rose Apricot Brandy, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Widow's Kiss Brandy, Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Yellow Boxer Tequila, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Hemingway Daiquiri Light Rum, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Creme de Cafe Coffee Brandy, Rum, Anisette Liqueur
- Peep Show Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Brandy, Pernod(R)
- Amaretto And Cream Amaretto Liqueur, Light Cream
Worth reading
- The First Five Bottles for a Home Bar Buy for coverage, not for variety. Five bottles chosen this way make more drinks than ten chosen one favourite at a time.
- The Sour Formula: One Ratio, Twenty Drinks Two parts spirit, one part citrus, one part sweet. Learn the shape and the Daiquiri, the Margarita, the Gimlet and the Whiskey Sour come free.
